Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
- SpeciesCisticola chiniana (Rattling Cisticola)
The rattling cisticola (Cisticola chiniana) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae which is native to Africa south of the equator, and parts of East Africa. It is a common to abundant species in open savanna and scrubland habitats, whether in arid, moist or upland regions. Especially during summer, it is highly conspicuous due to its strident and repetitive call-notes from prominent perches. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft National Park
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Red-headed Cisticola
Cisticola subruficapilla
Desert Cisticola
Cisticola aridulus
Black-chested Prinia
Prinia flavicans
Yellow-bellied Eremomela
Eremomela icteropygialis
Tawny-flanked Prinia
Prinia subflava
Rufous-eared Warbler
Malcorus pectoralis
Kopje Warbler
Euryptila subcinnamomea
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Yellow-rumped Eremomela
Eremomela gregalis
Barred Wren-Warbler
Calamonastes fasciolatus
Burnt-neck Eremomela
Eremomela usticollis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Rattling Cisticola at Namib-Naukluft National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there